Oriol Vilanova Represents Spain at 2026 Venice Biennale with Postcard Installation

Oriol Vilanova is representing Spain at the 61st Venice Biennale, which runs from 9 May to 22 November 2026. His exhibition, titled "Los restos," is based on a long-term postcard collection. The installation, located in the Giardini, explores fragments from flea markets and histories that can be reimagined in troubled times. Vilanova stated that the Venice Biennale itself is not the important thing; rather, the artists' propositions and artworks matter. He does not have nationalist sentiment and sees the idea of the national in the arts as fluid. The exhibition includes postcards collected from many places, dissolving any national identity. Vilanova cited Francisco de Goya and Marcel Broodthaers as the most important artists from Spain and Belgium, respectively. He is working closely with ZAK Group for printed matter and a publication. The studio manager, Ingrid Sala, is present full-time. The pavilion is part of a series of interviews by ArtReview, in partnership with Versace.